git-annex/Utility/CopyFile.hs

{- file copying
 -
 - Copyright 2010-2014 Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
 -
 - License: BSD-2-clause
 -}

{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}

module Utility.CopyFile (
	copyFileExternal,
	createLinkOrCopy,
	CopyMetaData(..)
) where

import Common
import qualified Build.SysConfig as SysConfig

data CopyMetaData = CopyTimeStamps | CopyAllMetaData
	deriving (Eq)

{- The cp command is used, because I hate reinventing the wheel,
 - and because this allows easy access to features like cp --reflink. -}
copyFileExternal :: CopyMetaData -> FilePath -> FilePath -> IO Bool
copyFileExternal meta src dest = do
	whenM (doesFileExist dest) $
		removeFile dest
	boolSystem "cp" $ params ++ [File src, File dest]
  where
#ifndef __ANDROID__
	params = map snd $ filter fst
		[ (SysConfig.cp_reflink_auto, Param "--reflink=auto")
		, (allmeta && SysConfig.cp_a, Param "-a")
		, (allmeta && SysConfig.cp_p && not SysConfig.cp_a
			, Param "-p")
		, (not allmeta && SysConfig.cp_preserve_timestamps
			, Param "--preserve=timestamps")
		]
#else
	params = []
#endif
	allmeta = meta == CopyAllMetaData

{- Create a hard link if the filesystem allows it, and fall back to copying
 - the file. -}
createLinkOrCopy :: FilePath -> FilePath -> IO Bool
#ifndef mingw32_HOST_OS
createLinkOrCopy src dest = go `catchIO` const fallback
  where
	go = do
		createLink src dest
		return True
	fallback = copyFileExternal CopyAllMetaData src dest
#else
createLinkOrCopy = copyFileExternal CopyAllMetaData
#endif